[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms":3,"chapter-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-40":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Dungeon Has Sprouted Mushrooms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2219095,3995,"Chapter 40: 41 Initial Clues","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>While chewing the still-twisting Puji, it easily dodged the mushroom cannon shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dragon-man actually had a happy expression on its face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good fellow, you think my Puji are delicious, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun simply stepped in to assist with aiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prediction, blocking the path in advance, firepower coverage—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very good... not a single hit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dragon-man's speed was the fastest he had ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just fast in a straight line; it was fast at accelerating, fast at decelerating, and fast at turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy was fast in every aspect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While being fast, its destructive power was quite terrifying to the mushroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was definitely a super-model among super-models.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After trying to attack a few times, Lin Jun gave up—it was a waste of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And other monsters were coming out of the rift; it was inevitable that this side would fall...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lin Jun thought this, the dragon-man rushed up in the blink of an eye and plucked the heads off two monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the monsters came out, they intended to eat the Puji in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protecting food!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun didn't let the remaining Puji fight anymore, just gathered them all in front of the rift, ensuring that the monsters coming out would notice them first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to use the dragon-man's food protection, but the next monster that came out still surprised him a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by extending a claw from the rift, a cold aura swept over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant monster with bulging muscles all over and a large number of sharp external bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It squeezed out of the rift quite reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Race: Rat-kin - Frost Skeleton Giant Rat]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: LV54]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling it a rat-kin, but with a huge body nearly seven meters tall, it was really hard to associate it with a mouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one had to say, only the pointed head could show a bit of similarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon-man and Giant Rat, both were powerful monsters over level fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters coming out of this rift seemed much stronger than the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Giant Rat came out, it naturally noticed the Puji frozen half-stiff in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its thick forelimbs extended, preparing to slap these little things to death casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the claws could fall, that black figure rushed straight over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Giant Rat, the dragon-man, who seemed very small, knocked the Giant Rat directly to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon-man's sharp claws swept across, tearing the flesh on the Giant Rat's chest, causing it to wail incessantly in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Giant Rat roared, spraying a large amount of frost at the dragon-man in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two monsters fought in front of the rift; although the dragon-man had the upper hand, the Giant Rat wasn't without the power to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequent monsters that drilled out were all affected without exception; they were either crushed to death or frozen to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Puji hid in the distance, preparing to become snacks for the winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun even specially adjusted a dozen hallucinogenic Puji as extra food, which were rushing over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know if he could reap the benefits as a fisherman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the trouble on this side of the rift was at least temporarily resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Jun didn't feel much relief...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the two rifts, a third trouble appeared—monsters from the lower floors started rushing to the fifth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down from the edge of the stairs, monsters of different species were like insects, layered on top of each other, swarming up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally spacious circular stairs were so crowded there was no extra space, and from time to time, a few were squeezed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was almost no mutual attack between the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun even saw a scene where natural enemies were going up side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How come it feels like other monsters are members of the dungeon family, and he's the only outsider...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not playing with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then go die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a hundred Puji stood along the edge of the corridor, pouring mushroom cannon shots from top to bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monsters with nowhere to hide took full damage, and those rushing at the front were even directly plastered to the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there wouldn't be no counterattack, but due to the height difference, not many could hurt the Puji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spikes and water guns shot from below would take away one or two Puji from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But new Puji would immediately fill the vacancy, and it didn't have much impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the ones coming now were monsters from the sixth floor, so the pressure wasn't great yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later on, monsters from the lower floors, or even the deep zone, would probably appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, such black rifts shouldn't be such a coincidence that they only appeared on the fifth floor, right...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the Amethyst Dungeon gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adventurers were shooting at the monsters rushing the roadblocks through the slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These monsters weren't high level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that a question lingered in everyone's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the monster team, besides the few common ones on the first and second floors, there seemed to be some they hadn't seen before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying worms with terrifying mouthparts, one meter long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small dragon beasts with thick hind limbs that ran very fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were these things in the Amethyst Dungeon before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the middle of the battle, no one brought this up to distract themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, these new species weren't very strong and had no impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adventurer's Guild, inside the branch president's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oberon, who had been using the monitoring crystal to watch the situation at the gate, breathed a small sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not directly connected to the lower areas of the Dragon Cliff Dungeon; it was truly a blessing in misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this rhythm could be maintained...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the crystal screen, the adventurers standing at the gate seemed to see something and became obviously panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People fled to both sides one after another, and only one adventurer was still leaning against the slit and looking inside hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene also made Oberon nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the more one feared something, the more it came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exit blocked by wooden boards and stones burst like a fragile eggshell in front of the giant body covered in scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant lizard two zhang high, swinging a long tail covered in bone spurs, rushed out from the sky full of debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That poor guy who didn't escape in time was directly pressed under the rolling rubble, life or death unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the mutation, the adventurers on the scene had their hair stand on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marshall was worthy of being an old-school Gold-rank adventurer; he was the first to react, roaring to wake everyone up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you all stunned for? Attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he was the first to rush up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the giant lizard had a huge body, its charge was also amazingly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the giant lizard was massive in size, its charge was also terrifyingly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the concentrated fire of the adventurers, it soon fell down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the gate had been breached, and the monsters were no longer obstructed, rushing out one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the scene fell into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scimitar stabbed into the abdomen of a flying worm, slicing it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera hurriedly used a cloth to wipe the blood on the blade clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't because he cherished this ordinary scimitar, but because he discovered that the blood of these flying worms was corrosive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he let the blood stick to it, before today was over, this scimitar would turn into rotten iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feiling, Feiyin, don't leave my side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting a positive response from behind, Vera looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although many monsters rushed out, the scene hadn't reached the point of being out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several mages joined forces to temporarily block the subsequent monsters with magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there were quite a few monsters that had already run out, their levels weren't very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the people on the scene were experienced adventurers, including many Silver-rank ones like himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even more than ten Gold-rank adventurers with strength comparable to Marshall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be cleared soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Vera was still very worried in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't it said that the intensity of the magic tide wasn't high in the first few days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the gate was breached on the first day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the two sisters behind him, Vera made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the situation was really bad, even if he faced the punishment of the guild canceling his adventurer status, he would take them and evacuate early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 42 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1454,"2026-06-17T15:02:37.041Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","46c4efbadf79c3973ab74f54cf9320b458f09f4fe034b0b631cfaf6ca25b173a","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-41","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-39",165,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-dungeon-has-sprouted-mushrooms-cover.jpg"]